Xiaomi Heavy Industry, its first entrepreneurial venture!

Chapter 568 A tank is just a metal shell with a few pairs of wheels! (Second update!)

Despite the screams, the work still had to be done.

Amidst the screams, everyone in the conference room simultaneously wrote down two dates in their notebooks.

February 6, 2011 (Lunar New Year's Day 2)

【XNUM X Year X NUM X Month X NUM X Day】

February only has 28 days. If we calculate a month as 30 days, the deadline is March 8th.

Time is very tight.

But that doesn't mean it can't be done!
After stating the key timeframes and waiting until everyone else in the meeting room was silent, Lin Yi clapped his hands and said loudly:

"This is a test for us. If we can deliver quickly, we can take on more orders in the future. With more orders, we will have more resources to develop better products!"

"However, I need to remind everyone."

"Although the project is under tight deadlines, safety remains the top priority. I don't want any safety issues to arise while we're rushing to complete the project!"

"Alright, that concludes the production meeting!"

"Wang Bo, you stay!"

After the meeting ended, everyone else left one by one, leaving only Wang Bo sitting in his seat with a folder in his hand, looking somewhat lost.

After a while, once everyone else had left, he got up, took the documents, and sat down next to Lin Yi.

"Boss, what's the matter?"

Lin Yi took out two photos and placed them between Wang Bo and himself, pressing his fingers on the two photos: "The hardening work at the shipyard dock has been completed. The next step is to install the gantry crane and other equipment in the factory area."

"This job will probably last for a month!"

"One month later, the first phase of our shipyard will be completed."

"At that time, we'll have to bring out the shipbuilders."

"I kept you here to ask how the recruitment process is going!"

Speaking of recruitment, Wang Bo breathed a sigh of relief, opened the folder in his hand, pulled out a few pages of information, and placed them in front of Lin Yi:

"I've been wanting to say this in the meeting just now, but I haven't had the chance."

"The first list is a list of research teams we have contacted who are willing to switch jobs and join us."

"The list below is of the people who passed the normal written test."

"Among these people, apart from a few who are already successful in the workforce, the rest are still in school."

"These people were basically preparing their papers before the Lunar New Year, and their answer to us was always that they would submit their papers after the New Year."

"As you just said, boss, the shipyard equipment will be installed in about a month."

"Then I can contact them now and have those who can come come quickly so they can get familiar with the area!"

Lin Yi flipped through the papers, looking at the research teams, and nodded slightly.

From a normal perspective, Wang Bo's arrangement was excellent.

However, Xiaomi's heavy industry is not functioning properly, so it's still a bit lacking.

After reviewing the list, Lin Yi handed it back to Wang Bo: "Contact them by phone, and those who can come as soon as possible should come as soon as possible."

"If you can't come, contact other people as soon as possible. If there's no one, you can pick a few people from those who were eliminated in the previous assessment to fill in."

"Remember, besides technology, I also need them to be absolutely obedient to my orders."

"Don't hire someone who's always arguing!"

Wang Bo wrote down the requirements, and after confirming that Lin Yi had no further requests, he left with the new requirements.

Back in his office, he arranged for someone to contact the people he had previously recruited.

Ask the other party when they can start work.

The HR department is busy, and the technology department is busy too.

A group of people from the technology department returned to the office. In addition to the original staff from Xiaomi Heavy Industry, there were also people who had been seconded from various companies.

After closing the door, Cao Bin pressed Shen Weihua and Liu Nanqiao to the main seats and asked with a smile:
"Gentlemen, do you think we can get this done within a month?"

Shen Weihua did not speak directly, but instead turned his gaze to Liu Nanqiao. Liu Nanqiao, who was listening to Cao Bin's question, was thinking about the relevant issues and did not notice Shen Weihua's gaze.

After a long while, Liu Nanqiao raised his head, his eyes filled with an unprecedented determination, and a faint smile on his face:
"A tank is just a metal shell with a bunch of wheels on it!"

"You have now resolved the issues with the main structure and armor."

"And you've also solved the related communication connectivity issues."

"The main problem now is the fire control and defense systems."

"But we also have blueprints. All we need to do is master the relevant blueprints and the technology."

"That should get us this thing out!"

"One month is enough time to give it our all!"

After hearing Liu Nanqiao's words, Cao Bin turned to look at Shen Weihua, who nodded.
"I'll be in charge of the defense system, but the radar manufacturing within the defense system might require your coordination, Chief Engineer Cao."

"The processing requirements for that thing are extremely high; it will be very troublesome!"

When it comes to coordination, Cao Bin was more than willing to take the lead. He patted his chest and said, "Don't worry, Engineer Shen, I'll coordinate all of this and guarantee you the best finished product!"

Having received a clear answer, Shen Weihua nodded. "Then I'm relieved!"

Having received clear answers from both of them regarding the timeframe, Cao Bin breathed a sigh of relief.

Turning around, he and Shen Weihua began to arrange things for the people below.

Send them back to the supply chain companies under their respective groups and urge them to start manufacturing parts.

When the news reached companies across the industry chain, their CEOs were completely bewildered.

But when they learned that Xiaomi Heavy Industry was willing to pay double the price to buy their products, all the confusion disappeared, leaving only a frenzy of working overtime.

The progress of each company's products would be summarized and sent to Cao Bin at 8 p.m. that same day.

"The Special Alloy Company has completed the forging of the hull, armor plating, tracks, and wheels, and is preparing to begin welding after 72 hours of stress relief."

"The explosive reactive armor from the ammunition company has been manufactured and tested, and it passed the tests perfectly. Now they are waiting for the chemical company to prepare the corresponding paint. Once the paint is ready, they can apply the paint to the explosive reactive armor and install it on the tank."

"The chemical company has produced samples according to the paint formula, but the color is problematic. When applied to the car, it looks very bright, so they are making adjustments."

"The battery company has completed the battery and battery management system according to our requirements, and we can pick them up at any time."

"The electric motor company is magnetizing special materials. At the current pace, it will take them at least 10 days to process those materials."

"Engine company..."

With each new message, Cao Bin's smile deepened.

Because every message is good news.

Each step proceeded smoothly and systematically. Eventually, enough parts were obtained and delivered to the factory, allowing them to begin installation.

That's a tank!
A real tank!
A tank truly made by hand!
Once it's assembled, I definitely want to take it for a spin and then take some pictures!

After organizing these messages, Cao Bin turned around, packaged them, and sent them to Lin Yi's email address.

In the office, Lin Yi received a message from Cao Bin. He opened it, read it through, deleted some things that needed to be deleted, then turned around, packaged the message, and sent it to Saler.

As a qualified service provider, you must learn to cater to the client.

We need to provide the client with sufficient emotional value!
Having made a whopping $3000 million, the emotional value must be fully realized, and every little detail must be reported to the client.

Regardless of whether the client likes it or not, just send it over. Even if there's nothing wrong with it, the client will be happy to see that long string of text.

In China it's nighttime, in Saudi Arabia it's afternoon.

Sall was lying on the balcony of the villa, leisurely sunbathing and enjoying his last few nights before heading to Russia.

His pleasant mood was shattered by a ping from his phone.

This phone uses a private SIM card, and only a very few people know about it. When the phone rings, it means someone is looking for it.

He grabbed the phone, and the screen lit up instantly. He immediately saw the email notification.

The sender is listed as Lin Yi.

He didn't dare to delay, so he quickly returned to his room, turned on his computer, logged into his email, and retrieved the attachments from his inbox.

Unzip the compressed file, open the document, and you'll find it contains a weekly report.

The weekly newspaper uses Chinese characters, neither English nor Arabic.

Press Ctrl+A to select the entire document.

23144 words.

Looking at the word count that popped up in the document, Sale's face twitched violently, and he couldn't help but curse inwardly.

Lin Yi really thought highly of him. 23144 characters. Although he was well-versed in Chinese culture, it didn't mean he could read all 23000 characters.

Taking a deep breath, Saller dragged the text to the front with the mouse and began to read the weekly report very carefully.

After reading four or five pages and figuring out the current progress of those tanks, he stopped reading.

Because watching it is a waste of time, and it gives me a headache.

He closed his eyes and rested for a while. Then he printed out the document, deleted and cleaned up the original document, and after confirming that it was completely cleared, he took the printed document and went to the palace to find his brother, Said.

After wandering around for a while, we finally found Said sunbathing in the sun, led by the butler.

Saller walked over, handed over the document in his hand, and casually said:

"This is the weekly tank production report provided by Xiaomi Heavy Industry last week."

"According to the progress of the weekly report, they can indeed produce three tanks in a month."

"Therefore, we need to bring forward our plans to go to Russia."

On a recliner.

With sunglasses perched on his nose, Sayyid looked at the document that had appeared in front of him, blocking the sunlight. He picked it up, flipped through it, and saw the weekly report records inside. His face twitched even more than Saler's.

After a long while, he put down the document:

"Then you should go there first thing tomorrow morning!"

“I’ll send another protest to America later. They’ll probably play dead. If they play dead, then you’ll have a good reason to go to Russia.”

"By the time the Americans realize what's happening and try to threaten and stop us, it will be too late!"

"Okay!" Salle replied, then turned and left.

For someone of his rank to go to Russia is considered a diplomatic visit, which requires a lot of preparation, and he also needs to find some reasons to go.

Otherwise, it would be easy for others to discover the intentions behind it.

As the end of the workday approached, a message spread from Saudi Arabia to neighboring Middle Eastern countries, and also reached the frontline command of the Central Command of America in Qatar, eventually reaching Benjamin's hands.

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is preparing to travel to Russia to discuss oil production issues with the Russians.

Benjamin held the message in front of him, looking at it over and over again. Then, with a loud slam, he slammed the folder containing the message onto the table. The plastic casing of the folder couldn't withstand the impact and shattered into pieces.

After taking a picture of the folder, Benjamin braced his right hand on the table, gasping for breath, and began to curse loudly.

"What are those idiots in China thinking?"

"Don't they know that Saudi Arabia can control oil prices?"

"If Saudi Arabia and Russia joined forces, I can't even imagine how high the oil price would be!"

Where there is oil, American soldiers will spawn.

But there are a few places in this world that are not easy to refresh.

First and foremost is Russia.

Russia and America have always been at odds, and they will try to trip each other up whenever they have the chance.

Secondly, there's our old friend, China.

Then, there's Saudi Arabia.

There was no other reason than that Saudi Arabia had gone all in back then, developing over thirty medium-range ballistic missiles, including what is said to be a large one.

Once such news is released, it can basically be determined to be true.

It is precisely for this reason that America's attitude toward Saudi Arabia is more nuanced than that of other Arab countries.

Everyone was living in peace until now, but unexpectedly, those idiots in China betrayed us at the crucial moment.

They kicked Saudi Arabia!
This kick struck a nerve with the Saudis.

They buy weapons to defend against attacks from neighboring brother countries, and also to protect themselves from domestic terrorists.

It's also a way of paying protection money to America!
As a result, they bought the weapons, and those bastards in China remotely locked them down!
The reason given for remotely locking down tanks is laughable.

[If Saudi Arabia uses these tanks and loses the war, it will be a huge embarrassment for America!]

After mentally mocking himself, Benjamin picked up the phone and called his secretary.

"I'll contact the Saudi side; I'm preparing to travel to Saudi Arabia to provide guidance on their counter-terrorism operations."

Upon receiving the instructions, the secretary quickly contacted the Saudi side, and soon received a reply from them:

[We apologize, but because America has remotely locked our tanks, we have reason to suspect that she is supporting the Houthis. Therefore, for security reasons, we are temporarily not allowing anyone with military or mercenary backgrounds to enter Saudi Arabia.]

The notice was immediately handed to Benjamin by his secretary, and the more he read it, the angrier the commander of America's Central Theater Command became.

But after being angry for half a day, he didn't go looking for trouble. Instead, he sent all the relevant information to the headquarters of the Central Theater Command.

Let Brian worry about it!
(End of this chapter)